Made to Last Custom Homes in the Press

Times Colonist – November 2022

The CARE Awards 2022

This article featured our Quamichan Net Zero Home and Viewscape projects.

Boulevard Magazine – November 2022

Showcasing Excellence: The CARE Awards 2022

CARE Awards finalists are selected by a panel of award-winning, industry professionals using criteria such as architectural design, quality workmanship, creative use of space, and energy efficiency. Read More.

This article featured our Quamichan Net Zero Home and Viewscape projects.

Business Examiner – September 2022

Gold-Winning Projects Showcased at 2022 CARE Awards

This article featured our Quamichan Net Zero Home project.

Boulevard Magazine – Winter 2021

Into The Woods: Award-Winning Home Built in the Trees is a Celebration of the Setting

In the world of home design, there is form and there is function. But when both are artfully executed, the two come together to produce an elusive and magical offspring called “a feeling.” Read More.

This article featured our Georgia Park Heights Custom Home project.

Vancouver Sun – April 2021

Georgie Awards Recognize The Best In B.C.’s Housing Industry

For the second year in a row, the Georgie Awards were presented without the ballroom buzz, the strides to the stage, the roars of the crowd. But that doesn’t mean the wins were any less deserving. Far from it. Read More.

This article featured our Georgia Park Heights Custom Home project.

Westcoast Homes & Design – Spring 2021

Fun, Functional And Fabulous: Standout Properties Earn Recognition at the Georgie Awards

What does a 730-square-foot master suite in Surrey have in common with an updated 74-year-old bungalow in New Westminister and a vast, multi-zoned outdoor oasis in Shaunessey? They showcase winning design. Read More.

This article featured our Georgia Park Heights Custom Home project.

Boulevard Magazine – September 2021

VIBE: Industry Recognized for Building Excellence

The Vancouver Island Building Excellence Awards presented by FortisBC celebrates another year at a distance with a virtual ceremony that was broadcast from Sooke Point Ocean Cottages on May 29th, 2021. Read More.

This article featured our Modern Revival project.

Boulevard Magazine – Spring 2020

Light. Action. Seabreeze.

When Steven Fitzpatrick, owner of Made to Last Custom Homes, met the homeowners at their newly purchased lot, he knew the project would be a challenge. Read More.

This article featured our Genoa Bay Custom Home project.

Island Builder – 2021

If You Want The Best View, You Have To Take It To The Top

That was clearly the thinking behind Mountaincalm, a custom home by Made to Last Custom Homes of Duncan. The project was awarded the “People’s Choice Award” at the recent Victoria Residential Builders Association 2020 CARE Awards. Read More.

This article featured our Goldstream Heights Custom Home project.

Inside Buildertrend – June 2020

The Best Of #BuiltWithBuildertrend: 12 Projects Our Platform Made Possible

Summertime, and the building is easy …

Well, it can be with the No. 1 construction project management software. The temps outside are hot, but the projects built by Buildertrend are cool. Read More.

This article featured our Thetis Island Oceanfront Renovation project.

Canadian Homes and Cottages

A Recreational Cabin Gets New Life After A Careful Renovation

Like most people who renovate, Myrna and Rodney Brownlees had a wish-list. Top of the list: Straight walls to hang pictures on. The somewhat unusual requirement stemmed from the original design of their recreational cabin, which was a steep-sided A-frame with a mansard roof.  Read More.

This article featured our Thetis Island Oceanfront Renovation project.

Nanaimo News Bulletin – January 2018

Tonight’s the Night for Vancouver Island Businesses to Shine

YAM Magazine – July/August 2018

The Luxury of Light

Mary Lou Booth and her husband built their dream home together 25 years ago on a mid-Island waterfront property, tucked into a cove of coniferous trees. Read More.

This article featured our Ladysmith Renovation project.

Business Examiner – October 2016

Builder Strives for Exceptional Quality in Every Project

Dictionary.com defines quality as: producing or providing prodcuts or services of high quality or merit. For home builder Steven Fitzpatrick the co-owner of Made to Last Building & Renovations Ltd. that definition does double duty as his firm’s primary business philosophy. Read More.

This article featured our Maple Bay Custom Rancher project.